"a vivid
expression
of the joy
of love"

~john hoglund,
backstage
douglas is a critically acclaimed singer who has
performed in more than 60 countries around the world
including england, france, italy, belgium, sweden,
japan, china, singapore, australia, new zealand, and
russia, among others. douglas was born in okinawa,
japan and raised in mississippi, missouri, tennessee
and kansas.

douglas currently lives and performs in nyc. also in
nyc, he appeared nightly in the broadway production of
"jekyll & hyde." audiences and critics alike have been
thrilled by his dark, rich mesmerizing baritone voice.
rex reed says in
the new york observer, "this guy's
melting baritone could single-handedly revive the art
of the ballad, the love song and the heart-breaker."

as an actor, in addition to appearing in eric
shaeffer's film, "never again," douglas has been
featured on abc's "all my children," mtv's "music
video awards," and in various national commercials
including a hewlett-packard spot with wayne coyne from
the flaming lips.

douglas has also enjoyed performing on the musical
stage in some favorite shows that include
sweeney
todd, chess, the desert song, gig
i, phantom, into the
woods,
the broadway production of jekyll & hyde, and a
once in a lifetime eur
opean tour with the chippendales.

while in los angeles, douglas formed the rock band
beat&path for which he also wrote and sang. supporting
their biggest single, "
goodbye beautiful day,"
beat&path performed at hollywood's world famous viper
room, the roxy, the troubadour and the el rey in
addition to concerts in san francisco and nyc.

a backstage bistro award winner in 2007 and
consistently ranked the "best of the best" male
vocalist by nyc's top critics, douglas has performed
at town hall, broadway's plymouth theatre, the
firebird, eighty-eight's, the triad, dillons, the
cinegrill, iridium jazz club and at many other concert
halls and clubs around the world.
douglas ladnier ~ bio